Mini Humbucker mags

[mick]

Do the mini buckers use the same mags and slugs as normal buckers ?
Mick

[David Schwab]

I'm not sure about the magnets, but the Gibson mini hums (LP Deluxe) I had once had small headless screw poles. I think they have a solid bar in the slug coil. The bobbins had slots in them. I'd guess that in the Firebird they used two bars for the poles.

Here's a photo I just found on the web...

[SteikBacon]

A friend of mine insists that I make a minihumbucker to him. I ordered cover and baseplate from GJ. But I didnīt order the bobbin, I forgot. Now I see they have bobbin for blades. Will I mount the blades on top of a regular mag? Like one of the coil on your picture David.. And If I want screws on one coil, can I get away with little mods on these bladebobbins?

[David Schwab]

The bobbins have slots so they can use blades or screws.

I've never made any of these, but a few people on here do... maybe they will chime in with some advice.

[SteikBacon]

Yeah, info about wire and number turns would be great. Something to start with....

[Peter Naglitsch]

According to Steven Kertin the mini HBs were AWG42, 4250 turns each, 3.35 kohms and a A5 magnet (no mentioning of the size of the magnets).

[Zhangliqun]

The LP Deluxe-style mini's (1 blade on one coil, 6 screws on the other) can use regular size Alnico bar magnets. The Firebird (two-blade) is a little trickier because you have to make sure both blades are in full contact with the magnet. I like to use a 3/8" wide magnet, which is actually a hair too thin but I add a sliver of steel between one of the blades and the magnet so the fit is snug. I may have some 7/16" bar mags made for the mini's...

Also, I don't recommend the GJ baseplates -- they are tone killers. The Allparts baseplates are much better....if you can get them.

[mick]

Not sure what you mean with the firebird pickups Zhang the bar mags sit inside the bobbins don't they?? they are the blades?? I just rewound a bridge ( piece of shit that was ) , the original one with 24k and ceramic mags sounded shite.....so I cut down some alnico mags to fit and rewound it with 43 to around 9k..heaps nicer...

Mick

[Ruel]

Cutting alnico mags

How do you cut alnico mags, Mick?

[mick]

I used a 4 inch angle grinder with a steel cutting blade...worked ok..

Mick

[Zhangliqun]

Not sure what you mean with the firebird pickups Zhang the bar mags sit inside the bobbins don't they?? they are the blades?? I just rewound a bridge ( piece of shit that was ) , the original one with 24k and ceramic mags sounded shite.....so I cut down some alnico mags to fit and rewound it with 43 to around 9k..heaps nicer...

Mick

The blades are traditionally not magnets in mini-hums. The magnet is down below like on a standard humbucker and the blades are just steel bars that act as slugs, what I like to call "bar slugs".